Refers to a somewhat-"tame"/boring and/or repetitive musical composition that is "okay", but definitely nothing special or "memorable" --- it would merely be something that you might wanna half-listen to while waiting for someone to pick up/get back to you on the phone, be serenaded with over a store's PA system while shopping, or have for soothing your impatience when riding a slow elevator.
The NYC Greyhound station plays light-classical music over the ceiling-speakers to help its patrons to while away the long boring hours during bus-layovers; I appreciate it that they don't simply toss "music on hold"-grade tunes at you for extended periods.
Used when making reference to a costly item, or a large debt.
Yo mah nizzle, I gots my ass into Fatty D to the tune of $20. Word
about, close to
You owe back taxes to the tune of $900,000.
When you arrive late at a drinking event and quickly need to catch up to everyone else, so you put down about 3-4 drinks in the first ten minutes; often to the concern and horror of other guests.
"Why the hell did Gary just walk in and take 3 shots of vodka in 2 minutes?"
"Had to work until 9. He realized we already had a few and is tuning in"
When a group of artists compose sick and dull tunes for a song.
The gang always do trash tunes. That’ why they are looked down.
A song that makes you thirsty.
Listened to whiskey and rain by Michael Ray think I want a beer cuz it's a good booze tune.
a good parody of looney tunes that stars george clooney instead of bugs bunny
*clooney changes "looney tunes" to "clooney tunes"*
Clooney: "that's all folks!"